Factory accident claims life of Bengaluru worker, woman beheaded by machinery in paint factory
Bengaluru: A horrifying incident unfolded at a paint factory in Bengaluru, where a 34-year-old employee named Shwetha lost her life in a tragic accident.
Shwetha, a resident of Mallattahalli, was employed at Shree Paints in Nelagedaranahalli, under the jurisdiction of Peenya Police Station. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening when her braided hair became entangled with a running paint mixer, leading to her beheading.
Shwetha, survived by her husband Suresh, who hails from Ramanagar and works as a manual laborer, as well as their child, was inspecting the paint mixer after the raw materials had been placed in the machine. Unfortunately, her braid got caught in the mixer, which was operating at high speed, causing the fatal accident.
Shwetha was alone during the inspection, and none of her colleagues were present to assist her in the moment of danger. The incident was only discovered a few minutes later when other workers came to check on the mixer.
A case of negligence has been registered against the owner of Shree Paints factory based on a complaint filed by Shwetha's husband, Suresh.
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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
